Broken (Berkley Sensation) by Shiloh Walker

The nationwide bestselling writer of Fragile returns with a luscious new combination of intercourse and suspense. Quinn Rafferty is operating as a bounty hunter for a personal detective service provider in St. Louis whilst a brand new neighbor catches his eye. he is attracted to her-but he has his personal soul to fix earlier than he can fear approximately someone else. Sarah McElyea is at the run, yet now not for the standard purposes a lady is going at the lam. She has a plan for her destiny. And up to she reveals herself drawn to her gruff, difficult neighbor, she cannot chance telling him the secrets and techniques she's hiding. yet Quinn needs to catch up with to Sarah while she seems to be the objective of his new lacking people case, and either Quinn and Sarah must divulge their actual feelings-as good as their fragile hearts-if their love is to outlive.

Sarah Dunn had labored with Hugo van Elven for a very long time, and she or he used to be astounded while he without notice proposed to her. either one of them have been nonetheless convalescing from prior unsatisfied amorous affairs, which was once why Sarah determined to simply accept. absolutely neither of them would need to get emotionally concerned back for a long time, yet she had now not thought of what may occur if her emotions for Hugo replaced, whereas his remained a similar.

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She surrendered the reins. Now he’s elevating the stakes. When a patch of ice sends legal professional Ginger Paulson head-over-high-heels down a flight of stairs, she has not anyone to deal with her younger son and her invalid father—until lethally attractive Kane McKay exhibits up on the sanatorium, decided to turn out his cowboy chivalry.

That dickhead hangs around some bar in East St. ” Her blue eyes flashed from behind a thick pair of glasses. ” She smirked and added, “It’s Wednesday so it’s possible you might see him there tonight—Kari used to complain that she never saw him during the week because of her schedule. ” Quinn nodded. Something moved just out of the corner of his eye and he glanced up, saw Kari there. She wouldn’t meet his eyes, but she glared at her sister like she wanted to smack her. “She knows you’re out here talking to me,” he said, angling his head toward the sister.

His eyes widened and for a second, he was overcome with curiosity, so much of it that he almost asked to see it. ” “Yeah, a gun cabinet. ” A big grin appeared on his face as he stared at Quinn. “What were you . . ” Quinn snapped his jaw shut and looked away. What did it matter what the Boy Scout was doing? “I wasn’t really doing anything. I just . . ” “And when he caught you, he beat the shit out of you,” Quinn said, feeling oddly disappointed. He really didn’t want to believe that Patrick was anything like his mother had been.

Tears burned his eyes, but he wouldn’t let them fall. He couldn’t cry. Not right now. He had to take care of Elena. If he managed that without getting caught, then he would get back to his team. No time to fall apart, not now. God, the team. Man, he needed to get back to them. He’d already sent a message back—the mission had been ready to blow up in their faces and he needed to get back to them—now. But he couldn’t leave Elena . . Trust me . . He should have known better. Trust was dangerous, and this time, it had gotten a woman killed.